Legal Notice and information on the website conditions of use

Details of the owner of the website

In compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation that comes into force on 25 May 2018 and the duty of information stipulated in Article 10 of Spanish Law 34/2002 of 11 July, governing Information Society and Electronic Commerce Services, the company BLINKLEARNING, S.L. ("BLINKLEARNING"), as the owner of the web site www.blinklearning.com, hereby provides the identification data required by legislation:

This information comprises and regulates the conditions of use, the limitations of liability and the obligations that users of the web page published under the domain name www.blinklearning.com assume and undertake to comply.

Definitions

“Website“, means the domain www.blinklearning.com that is made available to Internet Users.

“User”, means the person or entity using or browsing the Website.

"Content", means the pages that make up the entire domain www.blinklearning.com and that comprise the information and services that BLINKLEARNING makes available to Internet Users. They contain the messages, text, photographs, graphics, icons, logos, technology, links, textures, pictures, sound and/or image files, recordings, software, appearance, graphic design and source codes and, in general, any kind of material on the Website.

“Web”, is a technical word describing the system for accessing information on the Internet in the form of website pages in HTML or a similar language, and programming mechanisms such as Java, Javascript, PHP, or others, etc. These pages designed and published under an Internet domain name contain information that the owner offers Internet Users.

"Hyperlink", means a technique by which a User can browse through different web pages or the Internet, with a simple click on the text, icon, button or sign that contains the link.

Cookie Policy

BLINKLEARNING informs about the use of cookies on its website. Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your computer through the web pages. Cookies are essential tools for the delivery of many services of the information society. Among others, they allow a website to store and retrieve information about browsing habits of a user or their computer, and depending on the information obtained, they can be used to recognise the user and improve the offered services.

- Types of cookies

Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which cookies are sent and the treatment on the data obtained, there are two types: the owner's cookies and third party cookies .

There is another way of classifying cookies, depending on the period of time they remain stored in the client's browser. They are classified as either session cookies or persistent cookies.

Finally, there is another classification of five types of cookies in accordance with the purpose for which the data is processed: technical cookies, cookies for personalisation, analysis cookies, advertising cookies and behavioral advertising cookies.

The cookies being used on this website as well as their type and function are identified as follows:

The website of BLINKLEARNING uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service developed by Google, which allows the measurement and analysis of the use of the web pages. In your browser you will see 4 cookies of this service. According to the above typology these are owner’s, session and analysis cookies. You can find more information and disable the use of these cookies: http://www.google.es/intl/es/analytics/privacyoverview.html.
Web analytics provides information regarding the number of users accessing the site, number of page views, frequency and repetition of visits, duration, browser used, the operator providing the service, language, terminal used, or the city to which the IP address is assigned. This information enables a better and more appropriate service from this website.

Another one of cookies that are downloaded is a technical cookie BLINKSESSIONPROD. This cookie allows to store a unique identifier per session through which it is possible to link data necessary to enable the current navigation.

There is another persistent cookie emaillastlogin, used to store the last user access, to avoid introducing again in the next access. The user only needs to enter the password.

Finally, a technical cookie is downloaded called cb_enabled, a technical and session cookie. It manages the user’s agreement to the use of cookies on the website, in order to remember those users who have accepted or not, so that the information is not shown at the top of page.

- Acceptance of the Cookies Policy

BLINKLEARNING assumes that you accept the use of cookies. It nevertheless displays information about its Cookies Policy at the top of any page of the portal with each session login as a reminder. Given this information it is possible to perform the following actions:

Accept cookies. This message will not be displayed again when you access any page of the site.

Review the Cookies Policy You can learn more about what cookies are, get to know BLINKLEARNING’s Cookies Policy and change your browser settings.

- How to modify cookies settings

You can restrict, block or erase the cookies from BLINKLEARNING or any other website, using your browser. In each browser the way to do this is different, the 'Help' function will show you how.

Simply using the Website affords the status of Website user to an individual or legal entity, and necessarily entails the full and unreserved acceptance of all the general clauses and conditions included in the Legal Notice. Users who do not agree with the clauses and conditions of use of the Legal Notice must not use the Website.

This Legal Notice is subject to changes and updates, and thus the version published by BLINKLEARNING may be different each time the User enters the Portal. Therefore, the User must read the Legal Notice each time they access the Website.

Through this Website, BLINKLEARNING offers Users access to and use of different Content published on the Internet by BLINKLEARNING or by authorised third parties.

The User is obliged and undertakes to use the Website and the Content according to current legislation, the Legal Notice and any other notice or instructions provided either in this legal notice or any other place in the Content that make up this Website, along with the generally accepted rules of behaviour, moral and good practice.

For this purpose, the User is obliged and undertakes to NOT use any of the Content for illegal purposes, or purposes prohibited by the Legal Notice or by law; purposes that may damage the rights or interests of third parties; that may damage, disable, overload, impair or prevent the normal use of the Content, computer equipment or documents, files or any type of content stored in any computer equipment owned or contracted by BLINKLEARNING, other Users or any Internet user (hardware and software).

The User is obliged and undertakes not to transfer, disclose or provide any kind of material contained on this Website to third parties. This material includes but is not limited to information, texts, data, content, messages, graphs, drawings, sound and/or image files, photographs, recordings, software, logos, brands, icons, technology, software, links, graphic design, source codes and any other material they can access as a User of the Website.

And in compliance thereof, the User may not:

Reproduce, copy, distribute, transfer or in any other way publicly disclose, transform or modify the Content unless authorised expressly in writing by BLINKLEARNING, holder of the corresponding rights, or if permitted by law.

Delete, manipulate or in any way alter the copyright and other data identifying the reserved rights of BLINKLEARNING or their owners, the digital footprints and/or identifiers or any other technical means used for recognition.

The User must refrain from obtaining and attempting to obtain the Content using means and procedures other than those provided or indicated for this purpose on Websites containing the Content, or in general those commonly used on the Internet for this purpose provided they do not pose any risk of damaging or disabling the Website and/or the Content.

Intellectual Property

All the brands, trade names or logos of any kind included on the Website belong to BLINKLEARNING or, where appropriate, third parties who have authorised their use. This does not mean that using or accessing the Portal and/or Content confers the User any right to said brands, trade names and/or logos, and none of the existing or future rights to said Content can be understood to be transferred to the User.

Likewise, the Content is the intellectual property of BLINKLEARNING, or of third parties where appropriate, therefore the Intellectual Property rights belong to BLINKLEARNING or third parties who have authorised their use. They may exclusively exercise the rights in any way, especially rights to reproduction, distribution, public disclosure and transformation.

The unauthorised use of the information contained on this Website, as well as the breach of Intellectual or Industrial Property rights of BLINKLEARNING or third parties included on this Website who have transferred content will lead to the liabilities established by law.

Hyperlinks

Those persons who want to set up hyperlinks between their Website and the Website must comply with the following conditions:

No prior authorisation is required when the Hyperlink only allows access to the home page but does not reproduce it in any way. Any other form of Hyperlink shall require the express and unequivocal written authorisation of BLINKLEARNING.

No frames shall be created with Websites nor on Websites of BLINKLEARNING.

No false, inaccurate or offensive statements or indications will be made about BLINKLEARNING, its directors, employees or collaborators, persons listed on the Website, Website Users or the Content provided for any reason.

No statements or insinuations will be made that BLINKLEARNING has authorised the Hyperlink or has supervised or assumed in any way the Content offered or provided on the Website where the Hyperlink is set up.

The Website where the Hyperlink is set up may only contain what is strictly necessary to identify the destination of the Hyperlink.

The Website where the Hyperlink is set up may not contain information or content that is illegal, contrary to morality, generally accepted good practice and to public order, nor shall it include content that infringes any third party rights.

Website availability

BLINKLEARNING. does not guarantee that there will be no interruptions or errors to accessing the Website and its Content, nor that they are updated, although it will make every effort to prevent, correct or update them, as appropriate. Therefore, BLINKLEARNING accepts no liability for damages of any kind caused to the User in case of failure or disconnection of the telecommunications network that causes the suspension, cancellation or interruption of the Portal service prior to or while the service is being provided.

BLINKLEARNING accepts no liability, with the exceptions contemplated in current legislation, for damages of any nature caused by the lack of availability, continuity or quality of the operation of the Website and the Content, and the failure to meet the expectations of use that users may attribute to the Website and the Content.

LThe purpose of the Hyperlinks appearing on this Website is solely to inform the user about the existence of other Websites that contain information on the subject. These Hyperlinks do not constitute any recommendation or suggestion.

BLINKLEARNING accepts no liability for the content of linked websites, for the functioning or utility of Hyperlinks, or for the result of these links. It does not guarantee the absence of viruses or other elements that may alter the user’s computer system (hardware and software), documents or files and accepts no liability for any type of damaged caused to the user for this reason.

Accessing the Website does not imply any obligation for BLINKLEARNING to control the absence of viruses, worms or any other harmful element. In any case, the User is responsible for providing suitable tools to detect and disinfect harmful computer programmes, therefore BLINKLEARNING accepts no liability for any possible security errors that may occur while providing the Website service, or for possible damage caused to the user’s or third party’s computer system (software and hardware) and files or documents stored thereon as a result of the presence of viruses in the computer used to connect to the Website services and content, from the malfunction of the browser or from using outdated versions of the same.

Website quality

Given the dynamic, changing nature of the information and services provided on the Website, BLINKLEARNING makes every effort to ensure, but does not guarantee, the full correctness, accuracy, reliability, utility and/or updating of the Content.

The information contained on the pages included in this Portal is merely for information, consultation and promotional purposes. In no case does it offer nor represent a binding or contractual commitment.

Limitation of liability

BLINKLEARNING accepts no liability for the decisions taken by the User based on this information, nor for any possible typing errors contained in the documents or graphs of the Website. The information is subject to possible periodic changes to the content without notice due to the extension, improvement, correction or updating of Content.

Notifications

Any notifications and communications by BLINKLEARNING to the User will be sent by any means deemed effective for all purposes.

Availability of the Content

Initially, the Website and Content service will be provided for an indefinite term. Nevertheless, BLINKLEARNING is authorised to terminate or suspend the service of the Website and/or any Content at any time. When reasonably possible, BLINKLEARNING will announce the termination or suspension of the Website in advance.

Personal data protection

BLINKLEARNING is aware of the importance of the privacy of personal information, and therefore has implemented a data management policy aimed at providing the maximum security in their collection and use, ensuring compliance with the current legislation on the subject and establishing this policy as one of the main priorities of the organisation’s activities.

While browsing through the www.blinklearning.com website, it is possible that personal information may be requested via different forms provided for this purpose. In accordance with the provisions of article 13 of the GDPR concerning the right to information, applicable when you provide personal data, we inform you that it will be processed by BLINKLEARNING, S.L., with registered office at C/ del Marqués de Ahumada 5, Madrid 28028, in order to respond to your request as well as to send commercial information about our products and services relating to the field of education. Blinklearning shares your personal data outside the European Economic Area with Amazon Web Services exclusively for data storage purposes. We have the obligation to ensure that your personal data that is processed by us or by our suppliers and partners who operate outside the EEA is treated securely and protected against unauthorised access, loss or destruction, illegal processing and any processing that is inconsistent with the purposes set forth in this Notice.

If information is requested about a third-party product, Blinklearning may send the user's contact information to that supplier.

The personal data supplied for commercial purposes will be stored until its suppression is requested in writing by the data subject.

The legal basis for the processing of your data is the execution of the agreement and the consent of the data subject.

Rights:

Right to receive confirmation that we are processing your data.

Right to access your personal data, rectify any errors and erase your data if they are no long necessary to process it.

In certain circumstances, data subjects may request the limitation of the processing of their data, in which case we will only keep them for the exercise or defence of claims.

In certain circumstances, and for reasons related to their individual circumstances, data subjects may oppose the processing of their data. BLINKLEARNING, S.L., will cease to process your data, except on legitimate or overriding grounds, or for the exercise or defence of possible claims.

Attach a copy of your national identification document or another document confirming that you really are who you claim to be and send it to BLINKLEARNING, S.L. If you are acting as a legal representative, you must provide documented proof of representation.

In the first case we will return an email as proof of receipt with the date and content of the request.

In the second case, we will send you a letter to the address given as the return address.

If you are not satisfied, you can file a claim with the Spanish Data Protection Agency, particularly if you have not obtained satisfaction in the exercise of your rights.

Furthermore, BLINKLEARNING has implemented the necessary technical and organisational measures to prevent the loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorised access and theft of the Personal Data that data subjects may provide as a result of accessing the different sections of the website www.blinklearning .com, applying the security measures contemplated in the General Data Protection Regulation.

BLINKLEARNING guarantees that during the usage of Google APIs, no data from Google users are stored, shared or stolen, with the exception of the following: OAuth authentication token, Google ID user and associated email of the user, ID of the teacher's folder in Google Drive, the classes in Google Classroom, profile pictures and email address of class users. The data is only shown to the user through synchronization with Google, never being stored on our servers, except for those indicated above.

BLINKLEARNING guarantees that during the usage of the Microsoft API, no data from Microsoft users is stored, shared or mined, with the exception of the OAuth authentication token, the Microsoft ID user, and the associated email, as well as the ID of the teacher’s folders in OneDrive. Data is only shown to the user via Microsoft synchronisation, and it is never stored in our servers, with the exception of the above-mentioned cases.

Jurisdiction

For any questions that may arise regarding the interpretation, application and fulfilment of this Legal Notice, as well with regard to any claims that may be derived from its use, all involved parties submit to the Judges and Courts of Madrid and expressly renounce any other venue that may correspond to them.

Applicable law

This Legal Notice is governed by Spanish law and the European Regulation.